Hi ! I had a similar problem also for the 2.4.0-test10 kernel ... if I switch from the standard settings in the .config file and change only the processor type to Athlon/K7 compilation fails .... and I waited for a newer kernel ... I'm using a RedHat 7.0 distribution (with all available updates and bugfixes for this version). Actually I'm running a 2.4.0-test11 kernel ... with processor type Athlon/K7 etc. and everything works (compiles) fine ... ith the newest kernel 2.4.1 I have these errors: 1. make dep (ended with no errors) 2. [root@home linux]# make boot scripts/split-include include/linux/autoconf.h include/config gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=athlon -c -o init/main.o init/main.c In file included from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/irq.h:58, from /usr/src/linux/include/asm/hardirq.h:7, from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/interrupt.h:46, from /usr/src/linux/include/asm/string.h:297, from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/string.h:22, from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/fs.h:24, from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/capability.h:18, from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/binfmts.h:6, from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/sched.h:10, from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/mm.h:5, from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/slab.h:15, from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/malloc.h:5, from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/proc_fs.h:6, from init/main.c:16: /usr/src/linux/include/asm/hw_irq.h: In function `x86_do_profile': /usr/src/linux/include/asm/hw_irq.h:198: `current' undeclared (first use in this function) /usr/src/linux/include/asm/hw_irq.h:198: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once /usr/src/linux/include/asm/hw_irq.h:198: for each function it appears in.) In file included from /usr/src/linux/include/asm/string.h:297, from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/string.h:22, from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/fs.h:24, from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/capability.h:18, from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/binfmts.h:6, from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/sched.h:10, from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/mm.h:5, from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/slab.h:15, from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/malloc.h:5, from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/proc_fs.h:6, from init/main.c:16: /usr/src/linux/include/linux/interrupt.h: In function `raise_softirq': /usr/src/linux/include/linux/interrupt.h:89: `current' undeclared (first use in this function) /usr/src/linux/include/linux/interrupt.h: In function `tasklet_schedule': /usr/src/linux/include/linux/interrupt.h:160: `current' undeclared (first use in this function) /usr/src/linux/include/linux/interrupt.h: In function `tasklet_hi_schedule': /usr/src/linux/include/linux/interrupt.h:174: `current' undeclared (first use in this function) In file included from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/string.h:22, from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/fs.h:24, from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/capability.h:18, from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/binfmts.h:6, from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/sched.h:10, from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/mm.h:5, from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/slab.h:15, from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/malloc.h:5, from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/proc_fs.h:6, from init/main.c:16: /usr/src/linux/include/asm/string.h: In function `__constant_memcpy3d': /usr/src/linux/include/asm/string.h:305: `current' undeclared (first use in this function) /usr/src/linux/include/asm/string.h: In function `__memcpy3d': /usr/src/linux/include/asm/string.h:312: `current' undeclared (first use in this function) In file included from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/raid/md.h:51, from init/main.c:25: /usr/src/linux/include/linux/raid/md_k.h: In function `pers_to_level': /usr/src/linux/include/linux/raid/md_k.h:39: warning: control reaches end of non -void function make: *** [init/main.o] Error 1 [root@home linux]# Should I wait again for newer kernel versions ?? Thanks in advance, Arno Heister. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/